Kidney care resources for Virginia families across a geographically and demographically diverse state. UVA Health Children's (Charlottesville) anchors statewide transplant and complex care with 40+ years of experience. Inova Children's (Fairfax) serves Northern Virginia families. CHKD (Norfolk) is the center for Hampton Roads. Families in far southwest Appalachian Virginia face long distances — cross-state options in Tennessee and West Virginia are noted below. Hand-curated and independently verified.
Virginia spans 430 miles from the DC suburbs to the Tennessee border. Your region determines which pediatric center is closest.
Fairfax, Arlington, Alexandria, Prince William, Loudoun. Inova Children's provides in-state nephrology. Complex cases and transplant often coordinate with Children's National (DC), 25–35 miles away.
Charlottesville, Richmond, Roanoke, Blue Ridge. UVA is Virginia's statewide pediatric nephrology and transplant hub — nationally ranked, 40+ year transplant program, accepting referrals from across the state.
Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Newport News, Chesapeake, Suffolk. Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters (CHKD) is the anchor children's hospital for the entire Hampton Roads region.
Richmond, Petersburg, Fredericksburg. Richmond families may access VCU Health pediatric nephrology or travel to UVA (~70 miles west) for complex care and transplant.
Winchester, Harrisonburg, Staunton. Families in the valley may access UVA outreach clinics or travel to Charlottesville (~1–1.5 hours). Northern Shenandoah families may also access Children's National in DC.
Abingdon, Bristol, Wise, Pound. No in-state pediatric nephrology center nearby. East Tennessee Children's Hospital (Knoxville, ~1.5–2 hr) or Vanderbilt Children's (Nashville, ~3 hr) are closest options. See below.
UVA is an active research site for pediatric kidney disease. Ask your nephrologist about trials available through the UVA Children's nephrology team at the time of your visit.
Browse all kidney disease studies currently recruiting participants in Virginia on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Also see Nephraware's clinical trials page for curated pediatric kidney studies.
Our interactive kidney education module for elementary and middle school students.
Do not wait to contact your nephrologist if you believe your child is having a kidney emergency.
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